Combined abdomen-compress and hose-supporter.



T. P. TAYLOR. COMBINED ABDOMEN GOMPRESS AND HOSE SUPPORTER. APPLICATIONFILED MAY 27,1908.

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COMBINED ABDOMEN GOMPRESS AND HOSE SUPPORTER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETQE.

THOMAS P. TAYLOR, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

COMBINED ABDOMEN-COMPRESS AND HOSE-SUPPORTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS P. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aCombined Abdomen-Compress and Hose-Supporter; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to combined abdomen compress and hose supporters,but particularly relates to devices of this description which areequipped with waist bands for attaching the same around the person ofthe wearer, and has for its object to properly and automaticallydistribute the strain caused by the tightening of the waist bands sothat the compress element will always adjust itself smoothly to thewearers person, and with this end in view my invention consists in thearrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and then particularlypointed out in the claims which conclude this description.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 illustrates a front elevation of myimprovement, and Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of my improvementas it appears when in use on a corset, the latter being illustrated upona human body, as shown in outline.

In my application, Serial No. 435,303, filed on even date herewith, Ihave claimed a structure suspended by an elongated means of supportimmediately in front of the lower central portion of the hypogastricregion of the abdomen, and I do not wish to'be understood herein aslaying any broad claim to such construction, the end aimed at by mypresent invention being to secure Letters v Patent for a specific formof construction.

1 is an elongated resilient stiff sheet metal strip having at its upperend an opening 2 for attachment to a stud of a corset, and 3, 4, areadjusting straps secured to the bottom of the strip 1 in any suitablemanner, as, for instance, by eyelets 5.

6 is a flexible pad or covering made of any cloth fabric which is ofsuitable shape and envelops the lower portions of the straps 3, 4, andstrip 1, and has depending therefrom the usual hose supporter webbings7, the upper lateral extremities of said pad be- Specicaton of LettersPatent.

Application filed May 27, 1908.

Patented Nov. l0, 1908.

Serial No. 435,308.

ing secured to these straps in .any ordinary manner, as by eyelets 8, 9.This covering or pad 6 is extended upwardly as shown at 10 so as toenvelop the greater portion of the strip 1 in order to prevent thelatter from discoloring the corset or mutilating the trimmings thereof,and the upper part of this covering 10 is extended laterally to formbands 11, 12, to which are secured the free ends of the adjusting straps3, 4.

13, 14, are waist straps one of which is provided with a buckle 15, theinner ends of which straps carry rings 16, 17, through which the straps3, 4, pass loosely, so that it will be clear that the waist straps areattached to the adjusting straps by means of slidable connections.

Then the device is in position on the person of the wearer, the compressor pad 0 will be suspended immediately in front of the lower centralportion of the hypogastric region of the abdomen, and when the waiststraps are tightened the strip 1 will be forced upwardly thereby causingthe same to be bowed outwardly so that its lower extremity will pressfirmly against the lower portion of the corset, thusI effecting anupward pressure against the abdomen and not only sustaining the latterbut causing it to be confined between the lower part of the corset andthe portion of the latter immediately below the waist line where thecorset hugs the wearer closely.

The tension from the waist straps causes the compress to be pulledupwardly so that the line of strain will be controlled by bothextremities of the straps 3, 4, and the ready slipping of these latterstraps through the rings 16, 17, will cause these strains to be properlybalanced, and, moreover, owing to the connections between the webbings 7and the stockings, there will always be a downward pull exerted upon thecompress, the result being that as the wearer moves about there can beno wrenching or displacement of the compress, since the straps 3, 4,will constantly be playing back and forth through the rings 16, 17.

Of course it will be clearly understood that the extensions 11, 12, arereally a part of the straps 3, 4, and that therefore the inner ends ofthe latter might be secured directly to the upper part of the strip andtherefore I do not wish to be limited to these extensions. Also, thestrip might be made from celluloid, bone, horn, or, in fact, anysubstance that has the necessary stiff ness and resiliency.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is l. A device of the character described,comprising a stiff resilient elongated strip adapted at its upper end:to be secured to a .st-ud of a corset fastening, adjusting strapshaving their extremities secured respectively to the upper and lowerends of said strip, a flexible compress or pad carried by the lowerportions of said straps and strip and having hose supporter webbingsdepending` therefrom, and waist straps having sliding connections withsaid adjustable straps, the length of said strip being such that when itis secured in position on the corset stud said compress will besuspended immediately in front of the lower central Jortion of thehypogastric region of the ab omen.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a stili resilientelongated strip adapted at its upper end to. be secured to a stud of acorset fastening, adjusting straps whose extremities are securedrespectively to the lower and upper ends of said strip, a

flexible pad ofsuitable shape which envelops the lower portions of saidstrip and straps and is secured theretoand has depending therefrom hosesupporter webbings, waist bands adapted to be secured together i by asuitable fastening device,.and rings carried by the inner ends of saidbands and- THOMAS P. TAYLOR. Witnesses F. W. SMITH, Jr., M. T. LoNcDEN.

